For three decades, Clean Air Action has successfully improved urban, regional, and global air quality.

OUR FIRSTS

Clean Air Action has been the leading catalyst for change in air emissions compliance, having been involved in or responsible for the following breakthroughs:

CAAC FIRSTS

The First Ozone Alert ProgramCitizen Alert programs are now common throughout the world.

The First Multi-Stakeholder Trading InitiativeThis program, called MERIT, for Maximizing Emission Reductions through Inter-source Trading, was the first multi-stakeholder trading initiative in the USA. Thanks to MERIT, the carbon markets can function today.

The First USA Interstate + First International Emissions Reduction Transactions

Both firsts which helped change the shape of emissions reduction policy in the USA.

It's called the TIST Program and right now over 78,000 subsistence farmers in Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda and India are taking care of their 16+ million live trees and using the revenue to transform the lives of their communities.

TIST farmers are planting more trees every day! These groves are mapped, carefully quantified internally and verified by third parties to assure accuracy and transparency.

These astounding Kenyan women were filmed by Ripple Effect Images to show the success they have achieved through the TIST Program to enrich their communities:

Video by Michael Davie

Still Photos by Lynn Johnson

Produced by Ripple Effect Images

"A MEASURABLE EFFECT"

16+ MILLION TREES STILL ALIVE SINCE 1999

78,000+ SUBSISTENCE FARMERS INVOLVED

12,000+ ACTIVE SMALL GROUPS PLANTING

30,000+ WOMEN ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN THE PROGRAM

SPANS 4 COUNTRIES: KENYA, UGANDA, TANZANIA & INDIA

30,000+ HECTARES OF SMALL FARMS ALIVE WITH TREES

OVER 3 MILLION TONNES OF CARBON SEQUESTERED

COUNTLESS INCOMES CREATED AND LIVES TOUCHED

CLEAN AIR ACTION + TIST AWARDS

Clean Air Action and the TIST Program have won numerous awards over the years!

Clean Air Action Corporation won Environmental Finance's "Best Project Developer" in Forestry and Land Use in 2016

TIST won Environmental Finance's "Best Offsetting Project" in 2016

TIST won Environmental Finance's "Best Offsetting Project" in 2014

TIST received a Computerworld Honors Program 2007 Laureate for its monitoring system

TIST has 14 successful Validated and Verified Projects under the VCS and CCB Standards

16 MILLION TREES

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78 THOUSAND FARMERS

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1 POWERFUL SOCIAL MOVEMENT

TIST trains and encourages Small Groups to develop and share "best practices." TIST introduces improved farming and land use techniques to isolated subsistence farmers who are now planting millions of new trees. Using a combination of Small Group development and training programs and providing small stipends to groups, TIST helps local farmers meet their economic needs, even during severe dry seasons.

Small Groups covenant to meet the program requirements and assure tree survival and use of improved, sustainable land use techniques for years to come. The improved farming practices and tree planting will improve local welfare by stabilizing the local food supply and by providing families with additional income from TIST tree benefits and payments.

TIST Small Groups are also educated about HIV/AIDS and equipped to formulate a response to this pandemic at the group and village level. Adopting conservation farming techniques increases food and decreases annual physical effort after the first seedbeds are created. Family members can continue to plant in these seedbeds year after year and have food.

LEADERSHIP TEAM

Pamela Beryige

Uganda

Sikitu Frank

Tanzania

Ben Henneke

USA

Vannesa Henneke

USA

Charles Ibeere

Kenya

Jane Kanja

Kenya

Jacki Prather

USA

Joseph Rexon

India

Jennifer Turyatemba

Uganda

Gayo Mhila

Tanzania

Naman Mungania

Kenya

Martin Weru

Kenya

Charlie Williams

USA

TIST PROGRAM FIRSTS

TIST was First in the World to be Dually Certified under Verified Carbon Standard (VCS) and Climate, Community and Biodiversity Standard (CCB)

TIST was the first afforestation program in the world to achieve dual certification under both carbon industry standards.

TIST was First in the World to be Certified Gold under Climate, Community and Biodiversity Standard (CCB) Version 2

The TIST Program received Gold Certification under the CCB V2 carbon standard.

WHO IS INVOLVED?

Clean Air Action Corporation

Focused on action-based means of cleaning the air including the TIST Program, an unprecedented model for effective afforestation in developing world locations

Clean Air Action Corporation (CAAC) is a lean corporate structure that cooperates with The Institute for Environmental Innovation (I4EI) to assist and enable the TIST Program to operate.

The International Small Group & Tree Planting Program (TIST)

Award-winning, carbon chart topping afforestation model that empowers subsistence farmers in Africa and India to create a long term by planting trees

TIST is a comprehensive sustainable development program for developing world locations. It is the result of teamwork between subsistence farmers in Africa + India and Clean Air Action Corporation. TIST is a breakthrough model for afforestation that provides participating members a way to create a long term and green source of income and help the planet by planting trees.

Institute for Environmental Innovation

Empowering Small Groups to take locally determined action on environmental renewal, food security and improved health and well-being